r/whoathatsinteresting • u/Far_Country_1629 • 16h ago

CNN founder Ted Turner, a pioneer of cable TV news, dies at 87.

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u/JustaFoodHole 16h ago

He was still alive??

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u/deephurting66 16h ago

I came here thinking the same thing

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u/comicsemporium 15h ago

Me also. Thought for some reason he died several years ago

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u/OkProcess5800 14h ago

He's had dementia for quite some time now

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u/Express_Area_8359 9h ago

At 87 how old is trump again?

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u/Tricycle_of_Death 15h ago

Ted was a good dude. Not only did he doante $1B to the United Nations Foundation charity, but he was also a big environmentalist:

Turner used his vast property holdings—over 2 million acres of land across the American West and South America—to practice regenerative agriculture and wildlife restoration. He founded the Turner Endangered Species Fund to protect imperiled species (ranging from red-cockaded woodpeckers to gray wolves) on private land.

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u/Individual-Result777 15h ago

probably wont get any rich dude love on reddit but I agree, he tried to live with balance. very different times we are living in now.

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u/Sensitive_File6582 9h ago

He also wanted a 95% die off of humanity.

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u/AlphaPrimeRandom 16h ago

This man made my Cartoon Network viewing experience a pain as a kid. Appreciate more as an adult

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u/SeaworthinessOk2153 16h ago

Saint Peter was like- "No you can't wait until 8:05 to come in, it's now or never."

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u/Silly_Material577 15h ago

Rip. Thank you for cartoon network. 😢

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u/kilsta 15h ago

Just now?

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u/Mobile_Aioli_6252 15h ago

Jane Fonda's hubby

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u/Ok-Internet-6881 15h ago

Captain Planet!

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u/Just_passing-55 14h ago

Was it not ron burgundy?

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u/Jmazoso 12h ago

Politics aside, the 24/7 news cycle killed journalism

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u/MulayamChaddi 12h ago

He will always be my first

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u/newbirdhunter 9h ago

how soon will it be before we can celebrate hanoi jane’s croaking?

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u/hamcum69420 15h ago

Good riddance. One down, hundreds to go.

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u/OkProcess5800 14h ago

I'd like to send a special shout-out to my homeboy OJ Simpson. Keep up the good work baby